Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten Mahn‑ und Gedenkstätte Ravensbrück

[Translate to English:] Das Frauen-Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück bei seiner Erweiterung um das Jahr1940

In 1939, the SS had the largest women’s concentration camp in the German Reich built in Ravensbrück near Fürstenberg. In 1941, a men’s camp was added, and in 1942, Uckermark “juvenile protective custody camp” was taken into operation.
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[Translate to English:] Gedenkzeremonie an der ehemaligen Lagermauer (1950)

After the liberation, the Soviet Army took over much of the former concentration camp and used it as a barracks. From 1948, former prisoners attempted to preserve at least the area around the crematorium and turn it into a place of remembrance.
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[Translate to English:] Einweihung der Nationalen Mahn- und Gedenkstätte 1959

The “Ravensbrück National Memorial” was opened in 1959 and was one of the GDR’s three national memorials. The bronze sculpture “Burdened Woman” (“Tragende”) was at the heart of the memorial’s design on the banks of lake Schwedt. Until 1994, the grounds of the former concentration camp were used for military purposes.
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[Translate to English:] Dauerausstellung "Das Fruaen-Konzentratinoslager Ravensbrück. Geschichte und Erinnerung" in der ehemaligen Kommandantur

In 1993, the Memorial became part of the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation. In 2013, the new permanent exhibition “The Ravensbrück Women's Concentration Camp: History and commemoration“ was opened in the presence of former detainees.
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Events

81st Anniversary of the Liberation of the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp

02. May - 03. May 2026 – all day

© photothek /Kira Hofmann

On the weekend of 2 and 3 May 2026, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum will commemorate the liberation of the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp. The central commemoration ceremony will take place on Sunday, 3 May, at 10 a.m. more

Public Guided Tour for International Museum Day 2026

17. May 2026 – 11:30 Uhr

On 17 May 2025, museums and memorial sites around the world will mark International Museum Day, highlighting their role as places of education, remembrance and research. To mark the occasion, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum invites visitors to join a public guided tour. The tour will be held in German. more

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News

Opening hours over Christmas and New Year 2025/2026

09. December 2025

Our Visitor Information Center will be closed on public holidays. more

Laying of the stumbling stone for Ravensbrück survivor Luise B. in Krefeld

11. November 2025

The stumbling block for Luise B. is the first to commemorate a female forced labourer in a concentration camp brothel. It will be laid on 17 December 2025. more

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